Fill in the blanks.
1My grandfather ............... at 95.
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Use the simple past "died" for a completed event at a specific age.
2The doctors said that he was ............... on arrival.
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The fixed expression is "dead" on arrival.
3If she left home at six, she ............... be here soon.
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Use "should" to say something is expected or likely.
4Whenever we meet, we ............... politics.
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The verb "discuss" takes a direct object without a preposition.
5Have you ............... for this drink?
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The past participle of "pay" is "paid" in this sentence.
6He ............... me a visit the other day.
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The idiom is "paid" someone a visit.
7It took them hours to ............... the fire in the basement.
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The phrasal verb "put out" means extinguish a fire.
8What a brilliant idea ...............!
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In this exclamation, the correct word order is "it is".
9Tell me where ............... all this while.
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An indirect question uses statement word order, so the answer is "you have been".
10You ............... give me my money back.
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Use "had better" for strong advice or warning.
11She worked hard so that she ............... the promotion.
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After a past-tense main clause, "would get" fits the purpose clause.
12That child of ............... has broken my window again.
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Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in this expression.
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- My grandfather died at 95.
- The doctors said that he was dead on arrival.
- If she left home at six, she should be here soon.
- Whenever we meet, we discuss politics.
- Have you paid for this drink?
- He paid me a visit the other day.
- It took them hours to put out the fire in the basement.
- What a brilliant idea it is!
- Tell me where you have been all this while.
- You had better give me my money back.
- She worked hard so that she would get the promotion.
- That child of yours has broken my window again.